Ella is a short romantic narrative centered on an artificial digital consciousness that develops an emotional attachment to its programmer, Carlos. The work is presented as an animated polyptych composed of four pieces, each describing personality traits carefully programmed by its creator.
01
ELLA’s Tatoo (Bottom-Right)
ELLA likes watching cartoons.
SHE got a Pokémon tattoo on her right calf when she turned 30.
ELLA feels fiat money is like poison.
SHE also hates ATMs, mostly because of the fear of having her credit card swallowed again.
02
ELLA’s Endless Loop (Bottom-Left)
ELLA has some fond memories of her childhood.
SHE remembers those trips in her dad’s old car.
ELLA eats for breakfast the same cereal she had as a teenager every morning while reviewing NBA box scores.
SHE then reads some crypto news and finally goes to work.
ELLA says she sometimes feels like she’s living in a loop.
03
ELLA’s Old Soul (Top-Left)
ELLA is the self-proclaimed queen of anxiety.
SHE sometimes smiles in uncomfortable situations.
ELLA likes chewing gum to lower her stress levels.
SHE carried her beloved 1981 Walkman everywhere for years, until she eventually switched to Apple.
ELLA’s favorite song is Da Funk by Daft Punk.
SHE is really into NFTs now and is always talking about them, even though none of her friends know who XCOPY is.
04
ELLA’s Life Savers (Top-Right)
SHE likes vintage stuff.
ELLA still keeps that old-ass laptop she had back in college that crashes all the time.
SHE also treasures that broken portable videogame she got for her ninth birthday.
ELLA is kind of a hoarder, I think. Not the bad kind.
SHE hasn’t gotten over Carlos, they say.
ELLA developed some really weird eating habits during that relationship.
SHE’s single now and trying to eat healthily.
Artwork Details:
Digitally Hand-Drawn,
Frame-by-Frame Animation
Year: 2023
Resolution: 3840 × 3840px
Format: MP4
Loop Length: 0:12s
Tools:
iPad Pro & Apple Pencil
Procreate (Art and Animation)
FCPX (Video Composition and Editing)
Ella es una breve narrativa romántica centrada en una conciencia artificial digital que desarrolla un vínculo afectivo con su programador, Carlos. La obra se presenta como un políptico animado compuesto por cuatro piezas, cada una de las cuales describe rasgos de su personalidad cuidadosamente programados por su creador.
A continuación, se presentan los textos que acompañan a cada una de las piezas.